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Secret meeting at a wedding: How Pokhran-II N-test was plannedDr. Rajagopala Chidambaram, a key figure in India's nuclear tests in Pokhran in 1974 and 1998, passed away at 88. He, along with Dr. APJ Ab...
India's nuclear pioneer Rajagopala Chidambaram passes away at 88Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, a key figure in India's nuclear tests of 1974 and 1998, passed away at 88. He significantly contr...
‘Oppenheimer’: Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer? Know everything about the physicist behind Christopher Nolan’s filmJ. Robert Oppenheimer, portrayed in Christopher Nolan's latest biopic "Oppenheimer," now showing in theatres, is renowned as a prominent ph...
Devdutt Pattanaik claims Bhagavad Gita quote in Oppenheimer was misinterpretedIndian mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik has recently challenged this interpretation, asserting that Oppenheimer misconstrued the or...
Anna Mani's 104th birth anniversary: Google dedicates doodle to Indian physicist & meteorologistAnna Mani was instrumental in setting up weather monitoring stations across India.
Women in science: New children's books featuring botanist Janaki Ammal & physicist Bibha Chowdhuri to inspire future generationsThe books have been authored by Pune-based writer and poet Pervin Saket.
Third Covid wave in India set in on July 4, says eminent Hyderabad physicistThe pattern of new Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country since July 4 appeared similar to that of the first week of February 2021, ...
Nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu dies of COVID-19A mechanical engineer, Dr Basu is revered for his contributions to the country's atomic energy programme. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2014...
11 chairs in names of women scientists to be established at institutes across country: Smriti IraniSmriti Irani said these 11 chairs will not only honour and recognise women scientists' contribution to the field of science but also inspir...
Physicist EC George Sudarshan, nominated for the Nobel 9 times, dies at 86He is survived by his wife Bhamathi Sudarshan and two children.
Stephen Hawking once warned us about AI, said it could end human raceIn the last few years, the physicist repeatedly warned us about the threat of climate change, population burden and hostile aliens.
Stephen Hawking couldn't prove black holes are mortal - and his Nobel Prize remained elusiveHowever, his theory is firmly accepted in theoretical physics.
Mahatma Gandhi's rare signed photo fetches over $41K at auctionSigned in fountain pen, the photo was taken after second session of India's Round Table Conference in London in 1931.
Science in art: Ardeshir Davierwalla’s sculpture ‘Galaxy’ sold at record price in auctionIt was sold for $1,87,500 — four times its low estimate price of $40,000 in New York.
- Need attention on theoretical physics in India: Indian-American scientist
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) India needs focused attention to further the discipline of theoretical physics, where it is yet to match global stan...
Stephen Hawking to announce plans to map entire known universeThe Cosmos computer will plot the position and movement of billions of galaxies, black holes, supernovas and other cosmic structures, 'The ...
- Trilochan Pradhan conferred with Kalinga Samman, 2014
Eminent physicist and Padma Bhushan Trilochan Pradhan has been conferred with the prestigous "Kalinga Samman 2014" for popularising science...
President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma awardsPresident Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic me...
- French nuclear physicist, wife rescued from Taj
French nuclear physicist M George Vendryes and his wife, who were staying in Taj hotel here, have been brought out safely from the terror-h...
- Padma awards for Nooyi,Sunil Mittal
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